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<p><span style="line-height: 1.5;">Ross Reynolds talks with Seattle Police Department Captain Mike Edwards about a legislative proposal to increase funding for investigating and prosecuting child pornography cases. Edwards leads the </span><a href="http://www.seattle.gov/police/units/investigations/ICAC.htm" style="line-height: 1.5;">Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force</a><span style="line-height: 1.5;">.</span></p><p>Wed, 18 Mar 2015 21:38:06 +0000Ross Reynolds & Andy Hurst52306 at http://kuow.orgChild Porn In Washington State: 'No Fear In That Community'Police Dog On Payroll: 'Indiana Bones' Is Woman's Best Friendhttp://kuow.org/post/police-dog-payroll-indiana-bones-womans-best-friend
From bomb and drug-sniffing duties to neighborhood patrol, dogs are widely used in law enforcement.Sun, 15 Mar 2015 21:23:00 +0000editor52096 at http://kuow.orgPolice Dog On Payroll: 'Indiana Bones' Is Woman's Best FriendWhen Police Are Given Body Cameras, Do They Use Them?http://kuow.org/post/when-police-are-given-body-cameras-do-they-use-them
Back in December, following the fatal shooting of unarmed 18-year-old Michael Brown in Ferguson, Mo., President Obama called for $75 million in funding for <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-switch/wp/2014/12/01/president-obama-wants-to-spend-75-million-to-buy-police-bodycams/">50,000 body cameras</a> to be used by police around the United States. The cameras record police activity, and their use is intended to boost accountability.<p>Denver's police department has been trying out the small video cameras, which can be attached to a wearer's shirt or glasses.Sat, 14 Mar 2015 23:09:00 +0000NPR Staff52069 at http://kuow.orgWhen Police Are Given Body Cameras, Do They Use Them?Tri-Cities Artists Respond To Pasco Shooting With Paint http://kuow.org/post/tri-cities-artists-respond-pasco-shooting-paint
<a href="http://cpa.ds.npr.org/northwestnews/audio/2015/03/031115AK_ShootingArt_web.mp3" class="asset-audio"></a><p>Several artists in southcentral Washington state are responding to last month’s Pasco shooting.<p>Thu, 12 Mar 2015 13:49:47 +0000Anna King51906 at http://kuow.orgTri-Cities Artists Respond To Pasco Shooting With Paint 2 Police Officers Shot Amid Protest At Ferguson Police Departmenthttp://kuow.org/post/2-police-officers-shot-amid-protest-ferguson-police-department
St. Louis County Police Chief Jon Belmar said two police officers were shot and seriously wounded shortly after midnight outside the Ferguson, Mo., police department. The shooting occurred as a protest outside the police station had begun to wind down.<p>A St. Louis County police officer and an officer from nearby Webster Groves, Mo., were shot, according to Belmar. He did not identify them by name.<p>The Webster Groves officer was struck once in the face. He is 32 years old and a five-year veteran of the force, Belmar said. He said the St.Thu, 12 Mar 2015 07:30:00 +0000editor51892 at http://kuow.org2 Police Officers Shot Amid Protest At Ferguson Police DepartmentPolice Chief O'Toole Brings In 'New Blood' To The SPDhttp://kuow.org/post/police-chief-otoole-brings-new-blood-spd
<p>Marcie Sillman speaks with Seattle Times reporter Steve Miletich about Seattle Police Chief Kathleen O'Toole's&nbsp;appointment of four new assistant police chiefs.</p><p>Wed, 11 Mar 2015 22:05:15 +0000Marcie Sillman & Kate O'Connell51871 at http://kuow.orgPolice Chief O'Toole Brings In 'New Blood' To The SPDSeattle Mayor Murray On The Management Shakeup At Seattle Police Departmenthttp://kuow.org/post/seattle-mayor-murray-management-shakeup-seattle-police-department
<p>Marcie Sillman talks with Seattle Mayor Ed Murray about the personnel shakeup at the Seattle Police Department. Police Chief Kathleen O' Toole is replacing four assistant police chiefs.</p><p>Tue, 10 Mar 2015 21:57:56 +0000Marcie Sillman & Andy Hurst51775 at http://kuow.orgSeattle Mayor Murray On The Management Shakeup At Seattle Police DepartmentA Few Reactions To The DOJ's 'Scathing' Report On Ferguson Cops And Racial Biashttp://kuow.org/post/few-reactions-dojs-scathing-report-ferguson-cops-and-racial-bias
The Justice Department <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2015/01/22/us/justice-department-ferguson-civil-rights-darren-wilson.html" target="_blank">reportedly</a> did not find enough evidence to charge white former officer Darren Wilson with any civil rights violations for shooting Michael Brown last August in Ferguson, Mo.Wed, 04 Mar 2015 16:46:00 +0000editor51361 at http://kuow.orgA Few Reactions To The DOJ's 'Scathing' Report On Ferguson Cops And Racial BiasNearly One In Three 911 Calls Are Accidentalhttp://kuow.org/post/nearly-one-three-911-calls-are-accidental
<a href="http://cpa.ds.npr.org/northwestnews/audio/2015/03/030315TB_ButtDial_web.mp3" class="asset-audio"></a><p>A new statistic from Washington state illustrates a problem 911 dispatch centers throughout the Northwest grapple with. About a third of 911 calls in Washington state are mistaken.<p>Wed, 04 Mar 2015 14:21:59 +0000Tom Banse51350 at http://kuow.orgNearly One In Three 911 Calls Are AccidentalHomelessness In Downtown Seattle A Puzzle For Policehttp://kuow.org/post/homelessness-downtown-seattle-puzzle-police
<p>Ross Reynolds speaks with Katherine Beckett, co-author with Steven Herbert of the book, "Banished: The New Social Control in Urban America," about her research into interactions between the Seattle Police Department and people experiencing homelessness in downtown Seattle.</p><p>Tue, 03 Mar 2015 22:45:48 +0000Posey Gruener & Ross Reynolds51320 at http://kuow.orgHomelessness In Downtown Seattle A Puzzle For PoliceSeattle Police Reforms Just Getting Started After Local Journalist's Complainthttp://kuow.org/post/seattle-police-reforms-just-getting-started-after-local-journalists-complaint
<p><span style="line-height: 1.5;">In the summer of 2013, Seattle journalist Dominic Holden, a reporter for The Stranger, <a href="http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/hostile-policing/Content?oid=17445843">filed a complaint</a> with Seattle’s Office of Professional Accountability, saying a police officer tried to harass and intimidate him. The </span>OPA<span style="line-height: 1.5;"> sustained his complaint, saying the officer had broken rules on professional courtesy and deserved a one-day suspension without pay.&nbsp;</span><span style="line-height: 1.5;">The case was closed.</span></p><p><span style="line-height: 1.5;">Then in February last year, Holden heard indirectly that the officer had appealed the finding. Interim </span>SPD<span style="line-height: 1.5;"> Chief Harry Bailey had reached a settlement with the officer in which the misconduct finding was, in fact, reversed.</span></p><p>Mon, 02 Mar 2015 14:55:59 +0000Amy Radil51126 at http://kuow.orgSeattle Police Reforms Just Getting Started After Local Journalist's ComplaintAttorney: Pasco Police Shot Zambrano-Montes From Behindhttp://kuow.org/post/attorney-pasco-police-shot-zambrano-montes-behind
<a href="http://cpa.ds.npr.org/northwestnews/audio/2015/02/022615AK_PascoShooting_Debrief_web.mp3" class="asset-audio"></a><p>The family of a man shot by police in Pasco, Washington, this month is challenging police investigators’ autopsy findings.<p>Fri, 27 Feb 2015 00:09:22 +0000Anna King51027 at http://kuow.orgAttorney: Pasco Police Shot Zambrano-Montes From BehindI Didn't Kill Benjamin Ng, But Maybe I Should Havehttp://kuow.org/post/i-didnt-kill-benjamin-ng-maybe-i-should-have
<p>In late January of 1983, Seattle homicide detectives contacted me and asked if I knew the whereabouts of a young Chinese individual named Benjamin Ng.</p><p><span style="line-height: 1.5;">A week earlier, two women &nbsp;had been murdered in their home on Beacon Hill.&nbsp;Someone had tied them up and wrapped duct tape around their heads, covering their mouths and noses.&nbsp;</span></p>Thu, 26 Feb 2015 17:29:12 +0000Bernie Lau47388 at http://kuow.orgI Didn't Kill Benjamin Ng, But Maybe I Should HaveInvestigation Finds Five To Six Bullets Hit Pasco Shooting Victimhttp://kuow.org/post/investigation-finds-pasco-shooting-victim-took-five-six-shots
<a href="http://cpa.ds.npr.org/northwestnews/audio/2015/02/022515AK_Pascoshooting_Wrap_NEWONE_web.mp3" class="asset-audio"></a><p>Kennewick police investigating the police shooting this month of Antonio Zambrano-Montes told reporters Wednesday bullets entered him from the front, and a rock was found near his body.<p>Thu, 26 Feb 2015 14:23:01 +0000Anna King50965 at http://kuow.orgInvestigation Finds Five To Six Bullets Hit Pasco Shooting VictimSeattle's Efforts To Reform Policing May Be Hindered By Decades-Old City Ordinancehttp://kuow.org/post/seattles-efforts-reform-policing-may-be-hindered-decades-old-city-ordinance
<p>Marcie Sillman speaks with Lisa Daugaard, policy director for the&nbsp;<a href="http://www.defender.org/cache/index">Public Defender Association</a>&nbsp;and a long-time follower of police reform in Seattle, about how a decades-old city ordinance may hinder Seattle Police Chief Kathleen O'Toole's&nbsp;efforts to reform the department.</p><p>Wed, 25 Feb 2015 23:22:17 +0000Posey Gruener & Marcie Sillman50934 at http://kuow.orgSeattle's Efforts To Reform Policing May Be Hindered By Decades-Old City Ordinance